US20050266808A1 - Method and system for interference detection - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to wireless communications. More particularly, the present invention relates to techniques for detecting interference.
- ISM Industrial, Scientific, and Medical
- WLAN Wireless Local Area Networks
- WPAN Wireless Personal Area Networks
- IEEE 802.11a operates in the 5 GHz ISM band.
- Bluetooth defines a short-range radio network, originally intended as a cable replacement. It can be used to create ad hoc networks of up to eight devices, where one device is referred to as a master device and the other devices are referred to as slave devices. The slave devices can communicate with the master device and with each other via the master device. Bluetooth devices are designed to find other Bluetooth devices within their communications range and to discover what services they offer. Bluetooth networks may utilize 79 channels, each having a 1 MHz bandwidth. To enhance robustness, Bluetooth networks perform frequency hopping among all or some of these 79 channels.
- IEEE 802.11 refers to a family of WLAN standards developed by the IEEE. In general, WLANs in the IEEE 802.11 family provide for 1 or 2 Mbps transmission in the 2.4 GHz band (except IEEE 802.11a) using either frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) or direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) transmission techniques. Within the IEEE 802.11 family are the IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g standards.
- FHSS frequency hopping spread spectrum
- DSSS direct sequence spread spectrum
- IEEE 802.11b (also referred to as 802.11 High Rate or Wi-Fi) is an extension to IEEE 802.11 and provides for data rates of up to 11 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band. This provides for wireless functionality that is comparable to Ethernet.
- IEEE 802.11b employs only DSSS transmission techniques.
- IEEE 802.11g provides for data rates of up to 54 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band. For transmitting data at rates above 20 Mbps (or when all devices are IEEE 802.11g capable), IEEE 802.11g employs Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) transmission techniques. However, for transmitting information at rates below 20 Mbps, IEEE 802.11g employs DSSS transmission techniques.
- the DSSS transmission techniques of IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g involve signals that are contained within a 22 MHz wide channel. These 22 MHz channels are within the ISM band.
- bands such as the ISM band are being consumed by various types of communications devices that utilize the same spectral portions. This is becoming a problem because the spectrum usage of WLAN and WPAN systems are regulated in only a very coarse manner. Therefore, transmissions from such communications devices may interfere with each other. In addition, interfering energy in the ISM bands may be caused by other sources. Examples of such sources include microwave ovens and harmonics of cellular telephony transmissions (e.g., GSM and IS-95 transmissions).
- Bluetooth employs a sampling rate of approximately 10 mega samples per second (Msps), which is a few times greater than its symbol rate. With this kind of sampling rate, it is not possible to measure at once the entire ISM band in which Bluetooth may operate. Instead, several measurements have to be made. Not only does this technique consume considerable time and power, this technique is also very unreliable because interference could disappear (or suddenly appear) while the Bluetooth device is measuring another part of the band.
- Msps mega samples per second
- UWB ultra wideband
- Such devices having both a UWB transceiver and other short-range transceiver are referred to herein as multi-radio devices.
- PHY physical layer
- MBO Multiband OFDM
- the MBOA proposal utilizes OFDM modulation that is capable of handling communications and spectral energy measurements for channels having bandwidths (i.e., greater than 500 MHz) that are greater than many unlicensed frequency bands, such as the ISM band.
- OFDM modulation that is capable of handling communications and spectral energy measurements for channels having bandwidths (i.e., greater than 500 MHz) that are greater than many unlicensed frequency bands, such as the ISM band.
- FFTs fast Fourier transforms
- devices operating according to the MBOA proposal may use their base band to measure frequency bands (such as the ISM band) because they are much narrower than 500 MHz. Accordingly, techniques are needed to employ such capabilities for the detection of interference.
- the present invention provides a wireless communications device that includes a first receiver and a second receiver.
- the first receiver is configured to receive a first wireless signal (such as a Bluetooth or WLAN signal), while the second receiver is configured to receive a second wireless signal (such as a UWB signal).
- the second receiver is configured to determine spectral characteristics of the first wireless signal. Based on these determined spectral characteristics, an interference detection module may identify interference in the first wireless signal.
- the wireless communications device may include a controller that directs the second receiver to determine the spectral characteristics of the first wireless signal.
- the controller may pass one or more baseband signals from the first receiver to the second receiver. These baseband signals are derived from the first wireless signal. Accordingly, they may include an in-phase (I) signal and a quadrature (Q) signal.
- the second receiver may include a fast Fourier transform (FFT) module.
- FFT fast Fourier transform
- This FFT module may be configured to demodulate the second wireless signal as well as determine the spectral characteristics of the first wireless signal. Accordingly, the second wireless signal may be an OFDM modulated UWB signal.
- the present invention also provides a method. This method receives a first wireless signal at a first receiver; generates a spectral energy measurement of the first wireless signal at a second receiver; and based on the spectral energy measurement, detects interference in the first wireless signal.
- a wireless communications device includes first and second receivers. These receivers to operate in collaboration for the detection of interference that may occur in a wireless communications bandwidth associated with the first receiver.
- the receivers maybe configured to receive various types of wireless signals.
- the first receiver may receive Bluetooth and/or WLAN signals, while the second receiver may receive UWB (e.g., OFDM) signals.
- UWB e.g., OFDM
- the second receiver may generate a spectral energy measurement of a signal received from the first receiver. This measurement may be sent to an interference detection module that, based on the spectral energy measurement, detects the presence of any interference in a wireless signal received by the first receiver. Also, the spectral identification module may provide an indication of any identified interference to a radio associated with the first receiver.
- the device may also include a controller that initiates such interference detection.
- the second receiver may include one or more switches that are set by the controller. Each of these switches has a first setting for accepting a signal for demodulation, and a second setting for accepting a signal from the first receiver for interference detection.
- the present invention advantageously provides for an entire available communications bandwidth to be checked for interference at once. Further features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description, claims, and accompanying drawings.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram of an exemplary operational environment
- FIG. 2A is a diagram of an exemplary architecture for a wireless communications device
- FIG. 2B is a diagram of an exemplary device implementation
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an exemplary receiver implementation
- FIG. 4 a graph showing exemplary spectral characteristics
- FIGS. 5A and 5B are block diagrams of exemplary receiver arrangements according to embodiments of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a further exemplary receiver arrangement according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram of yet a further exemplary receiver arrangement according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram of an exemplary interference detection module implementation.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart of an operational sequence.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram of an exemplary operational environment according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- short-range wireless communications devices operate in the presence of multiple interfering signals.
- FIG. 1 shows a plurality of wireless communications devices (WCD) 102 a - d participating in a short-range wireless communications network 104 .
- Short-range network 104 may be, for example, a Bluetooth network, an IEEE 802.11b/g network, or an IEEE 802.15.3a network.
- devices 102 may generate transmissions within one or more portions of the RF spectrum, such as the ISM band. These transmissions may include Bluetooth signals, IEEE 802.11 signals, and IEEE 802.15.3a signals. As described above, IEEE 802.15.3a signals may include OFDM modulated UWB signals. The portion(s) of the RF spectrum available to short-range network 104 are referred to herein as the available communications bandwidth.
- devices external to network 104 may also emit signals in the available communications bandwidth of short-range network 104 . These devices may be non-communications related devices. For instance, FIG. 1 shows a microwave oven 110 generating emissions 120 that are within the available communications bandwidth of short-range network 104 .
- devices associated with other communications systems may emit signals within the available communications bandwidth of short-range network 104 .
- Examples of such devices include cellular base stations and phones.
- FIG. 1 shows a GSM cellular base station 106 emitting harmonics 122 as well as an IS-95 cellular base station 108 emitting harmonics 124 .
- neighboring short-range network 112 may be within the available communications bandwidth of short-range network 104 .
- neighboring short-range network 112 includes WCDs 102 e and 102 f , which transmit signals 126 and 128 .
- neighboring short-range network 112 may be, for example, a Bluetooth network, an IEEE 802.11b/g network, or an IEEE 802.15.3a network.
- interference sources may interfere with transmissions in short-range network 104 . Accordingly, devices and neighboring networks, such as the ones of FIG. 1 are referred to herein as interference sources.
- Interference sources may be static or dynamic. Static interference is more regular than dynamic interference. Accordingly, static interference is easier to detect. Bluetooth interference is fairly unpredictable, because it hops randomly over the ISM band. However, interference from IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g networks are more predictable (and thus more static) because transmissions from these networks include direct-sequence spread spectrum signals or OFDM signals that are contained within a channel that is approximately 22 MHz wide. Interference from microwave ovens is also fairly static because of their fairly constant spectral content.
- the present invention provides improved techniques for identifying interference sources. Once identified, one or more devices in a wireless network, such as short-range wireless network 104 , may transmit signals in a manner that avoids interference from these identified sources.
- FIG. 2A is a diagram showing a wireless communications device architecture according to aspects of the present invention.
- This architecture includes a host 202 , a short-range wireless radio 204 (e.g., a Bluetooth and/or WLAN radio), a UWB radio 206 , a controller 208 , and an interference detection module 209 .
- Radios 204 and 206 operate in collaboration for the detection of interference in a wireless communications bandwidth associated with the first receiver.
- host 202 is coupled to radios 204 and 206 .
- Host 202 is responsible for functions involving user applications and higher protocol layers, while radios 204 and 206 are responsible for lower layer protocols. More particularly, radio 204 is responsible for short-range communications (such as WLAN and/or Bluetooth communications) with other devices, and UWB radio 206 is responsible for higher data rate UWB specific communications with other devices.
- radio 204 is responsible for short-range communications (such as WLAN and/or Bluetooth communications) with other devices
- UWB radio 206 is responsible for higher data rate UWB specific communications with other devices.
- Radio 204 includes an interface 210 , a communications module 212 , a transceiver 214 , and an antenna 216 .
- Communications module 212 performs functions related to link set-up, security and control. These functions may involve discovering corresponding remote devices and communicating with them according to a protocol, such as the Bluetooth link manager protocol (LMP).
- LMP defines a set of messages, which are also referred to as protocol data units (PDUs).
- Communications module 212 exchanges information with host 202 across interface 210 .
- This information may include commands received from host 202 , and information transmitted by communications module 212 to host 202 .
- interface 210 defines a set of messages, which provide for this exchange of information.
- communications module 212 operates as an intermediary between host 202 and transceiver 214 . Accordingly, module 212 performs baseband processing for transmissions (e.g., Bluetooth and/or WLAN transmissions), such as error correction encoding and decoding. In addition, communications module 212 exchanges data with corresponding entities at remote devices according to physical layer protocols. Examples of such physical layer protocols include retransmission protocols such as the automatic repeat request (ARQ) protocol.
- ARQ automatic repeat request
- FIG. 2A shows that transceiver 214 is coupled to an antenna 216 .
- Transceiver 214 includes electronics that allow (in conjunction with antenna 216 ) the device of FIG. 2A to exchange wireless signals (e.g., Bluetooth and/or WLAN signals) with remote devices.
- wireless signals e.g., Bluetooth and/or WLAN signals
- Such electronics include modulators, demodulators, amplifiers, and filters.
- UWB radio 206 When the device of FIG. 2A engages in UWB communications, it employs the services of UWB radio 206 .
- UWB radio 206 includes an interface 220 , a UWB module 222 , a UWB transceiver 224 , and an antenna 226 .
- UWB module 222 provides for the exchange of information across UWB links according to one or more protocol layers.
- UWB module 222 may provide session management functionality to manage various UWB sessions.
- UWB module 222 may perform baseband processing, such as error correction encoding and decoding.
- UWB module 222 may perform various link level protocols with remote devices according to various physical layer protocols. Examples of physical layer protocols include retransmission protocols such as the automatic repeat request (ARQ) protocol.
- ARQ automatic repeat request
- UWB module 222 exchanges information with host 202 across interface 220 . This information may include commands received from host 202 , and information transmitted by module 222 to host 202 . In embodiments, interface 220 defines a set of messages, which provide for this exchange of information. In addition, UWB module 222 exchanges information with UWB transceiver 224 for communication across a wireless UWB link.
- UWB transceiver 224 is coupled to antenna 226 .
- UWB transceiver 224 includes electronics that (in conjunction with antenna 226 ) allow the device of FIG. 2A to exchange wireless UWB signals with devices, such as remote device 104 .
- such electronics may include modulation components and/or a pulse generator for certain types of impulse UWB transmissions.
- such electronics may include demodulation components, timing circuitry, and filters.
- the device of FIG. 2A includes multiple radios. This feature may advantageously be used to detect interference. In embodiments, operations related to the detection of interference are distributed between the multiple radios, such as radios 204 and 206 . Additional components, such as controller 208 and interference detection module 209 may also perform operations related to the detection of interference.
- Controller initiate interference detection by radios 204 and 206 .
- controller 208 directs UWB transceiver 224 of radio 206 to measure energy in a signal 230 , which is generated by transceiver 214 .
- Signal 230 is based on a wireless signal 250 that is received by radio 204 .
- Controller 208 may direct UWB transceiver 224 in various ways. For example, FIG. 2A shows controller 208 sending a measurement command 232 to UWB transceiver 224 of radio 206 .
- transceiver 224 Upon receipt of command 232 , transceiver 224 measures the spectral characteristics of signal 230 (i.e., generates a spectral energy measurement). These characteristics are substantially similar to (or indicative of) the spectral characteristics of signal 250 . These spectral characteristics are conveyed in a measurement signal 234 , which is sent to interference detection module 209 . Based on measurement signal 234 , interference detection module 209 may detect the presence of interference in wireless signal 250 .
- interference detection module 209 may send an interference indicator 236 to communications module 212 of radio 204 .
- Indicator 236 identifies channel(s) which exhibit interference.
- module 212 may coordinate wireless communications so that radio 204 avoids the use of such channels.
- FIG. 2A may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof.
- FIG. 2B One such implementation is shown in FIG. 2B .
- This implementation includes a processor 260 , a memory 262 , and a user interface 264 .
- the implementation of FIG. 2B includes transceiver 214 , antenna 216 , UWB transceiver 224 , and antenna 226 .
- Transceivers 214 and 224 may be implemented as described above with reference to FIG. 2A .
- processor 260 is coupled to transceivers 214 and 224 .
- Processor 260 controls device operation.
- Processor 260 may be implemented with one or more microprocessors that are each capable of executing software instructions stored in memory 262 .
- Memory 262 includes random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), and/or flash memory, and stores information in the form of data and software components (also referred to herein as modules). These software components include instructions that can be executed by processor 260 . Various types of software components may be stored in memory 262 . For instance, memory 262 may store software components that control the operations of transceivers 214 and 224 . Also, memory 262 may store software components that provide for the functionality of host 202 , controller 208 , interference detection module 209 , interfaces 210 and 220 , communications module 212 , and UWB module 222 .
- memory 262 may store software components that control the exchange of information through user interface 264 .
- user interface 264 is also coupled to processor 260 .
- User interface 264 facilitates the device's interaction with a user.
- FIG. 2B shows that user interface 264 includes a user input portion 266 and a user output portion 268 .
- User input portion 266 may include one or more devices that allow a user to input information. Examples of such devices include keypads, touch screens, and microphones.
- User output portion 268 allows a user to receive information from the wireless communications device.
- user output portion 268 may include various devices, such as a display, and one or more audio speakers.
- Exemplary displays include liquid crystal displays (LCDs), and video displays.
- FIG. 2B may be coupled according to various techniques.
- One such technique involves coupling transceivers 214 and 224 , processor 260 , memory 262 , and user interface 264 through one or more bus interfaces.
- each of these components is coupled to a power source, such as a rechargeable and/or removable battery pack (not shown).
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an exemplary receiver 300 .
- This receiver may be used by transceiver 214 to receive, for example, IEEE 802.11 (i.e., WLAN) and/or Bluetooth signals.
- Receiver 300 includes an RF segment 302 and a baseband segment 304 .
- RF segment 302 includes an antenna 306 , a band pass filter 308 , and a low noise amplifier (LNA) 310 .
- LNA low noise amplifier
- RF segment 302 includes an in-phase (I) processing path 312 a and a quadrature (Q) processing path 312 b.
- antenna 306 receives a wireless transmission 320 and passes it to band pass filter 308 .
- band pass filter 308 produces from this transmission a filtered RF signal 322 .
- Signal 322 is sent to LNA 310 , which produces from it an amplified RF signal 323 .
- Amplified RF signal 323 is sent to processing paths 312 for downconversion.
- each of processing paths 312 includes a mixer 314 , a low pass filter 316 , and an analog to digital converter (ADC) 318 .
- Mixers 314 receive RF signal 323 from LNA 310 .
- Mixers 314 are each driven by a corresponding oscillator signal (not shown). These oscillator signals may be substantially sinusoidal and tuned to a frequency channel or band in which the reception of signals is desired.
- the oscillator signal driving mixer 314 a and the oscillator signal driving mixer 314 b are ninety degrees (90°) out of phase with each other.
- mixers 314 produce downconverted signals 324 a and 324 b .
- FIG. 3 shows that signals 324 a and 324 b are sent to low pass filters 316 a and 316 b , respectively.
- Low pass filters 316 (also referred to herein as channel filters) have a bandwidth, which corresponds to the tuned channel's frequency range. Accordingly, filters 316 remove from signals 324 energy that is outside of the tuned frequency channel.
- an exemplary bandwidth is 1 MHz.
- an exemplary bandwidth is 22 MHz. However, other bandwidths may be employed.
- Filters 316 generate filtered signals 326 , which are sent to ADCs 318 .
- ADCs 318 convert filtered signals 326 (which are analog) into a digitally encoded representation. These representations are shown in FIG. 3 as an in-phase digital signal 328 a and a quadrature digital signal 328 b.
- Baseband segment 304 includes a demodulation module 319 .
- FIG. 3 shows that demodulation module 319 receives digital signals 328 a and 328 b and demodulates them according to a suitable modulation scheme, such as FSK. As a result of these operations, demodulation module 319 produces a data stream 330 , which may be sent to higher layer entities (not shown). Examples of higher layer entities include media access controllers (MACs) and user applications.
- MACs media access controllers
- FIG. 4 is a graph providing an illustrative example of spectral characteristics that may exist in downconverted signals, such as signals 324 a and 324 b .
- This graph plots signal energy as a function of frequency. As shown in FIG. 4 , signal energy is plotted along an axis 402 , while frequency is plotted in units of megahertz (MHz) along an axis 404 .
- MHz megahertz
- the plotted signal energy is shown by a spectral envelope 406 , which is a frequency level illustration of a downconverted signal when the corresponding mixer(s) are tuned to the middle of a particular band.
- Envelope 406 includes an example of narrow band interference, which occurs in a region 408 .
- envelope 406 includes an example of wide band interference, which occurs in a region 410 .
- the narrowband interference of FIG. 4 may be acceptable for short-range (e.g., Bluetooth and/or WLAN) communications, while the wideband interference of FIG. 4 may not be acceptable.
- FIG. 5A is a diagram showing an exemplary arrangement of receivers according to embodiments of the present invention.
- This arrangement includes receiver 300 , a UWB receiver 502 (which may be employed in UWB transceiver 224 ), and controller 208 .
- UWB receiver 502 is similar in implementation to receiver 300 .
- receiver 502 includes an RF segment 503 and a baseband segment 504 .
- FIG. 5A shows that RF segment 503 includes an antenna 506 , a band pass filter 508 , an LNA 510 , an in-phase (I) processing path 512 a and a quadrature (Q) processing path 512 b .
- Each of processing paths 512 includes a mixer 514 , a low pass filter 516 , and an ADC 518 .
- Baseband segment 504 includes a demodulation module 519 .
- UWB receiver 502 are configured to receive UWB signals.
- demodulation module 519 is adapted to demodulate UVB (e.g., MBOA OFDM) signals.
- filters 508 and 516 have pass bands configured for the reception of UWB signals.
- mixers 514 are capable of being tuned to frequencies that provide for the downconversion of UWB signals.
- receiver 502 includes switches 554 a and 554 b . As shown in FIG. 5A , these switches are controlled by a routing signal 560 that is generated by controller 208 .
- the settings of switches 554 a and 554 b determine which signals are sent to low pass filters 516 a and 516 b . For instance, in a first setting, each of switches 554 directs a particular downconverted UWB signal 524 to a corresponding low pass filter 516 . However, in a second setting, each of switches 554 directs a particular downconverted signal 324 from receiver 300 to a corresponding low pass filter 516 . As shown in FIG. 5A , signals 324 are sent from receiver 300 to receiver 502 across a communications interface 562 . Interface 562 may be implemented through various analog or digital techniques (e.g., data bus, signal lines, and/or DSP programming).
- FIG. 5B is a diagram showing a further exemplary arrangement of receivers according to embodiments of the present invention. This arrangement is similar to the arrangement of FIG. 5A . However, the arrangement of FIG. 5B includes a UWB receiver 502 ′. UWB receiver 502 ′ includes an RF segment 503 ′ having processing portions 512 a ′ and 512 b ′. In these processing portions, switches 554 have a different placement. In particular, each of switches 554 is placed between a corresponding low pass filter 516 and a corresponding ADC 518 .
- switches 554 a and 554 b determine which signals are sent to ADCs 518 a and 518 b . For instance, in its first setting, each of switches 554 directs a particular filtered signal 526 to a corresponding ADC 518 . However, in its second setting, each of switches 554 directs a particular downconverted signal 324 from receiver 300 to a corresponding ADC 518 . As in the arrangement of FIG. 5A , these switches in FIG. 5B are controlled by a routing signal 560 that is generated by controller 208 . FIG. 5B shows that signals 324 are sent from receiver 300 to receiver 502 ′ across a communications interface 562 ′. Interface 562 ′ may be implemented according to techniques described above with reference to communications interface 562 .
- the arrangement of FIG. 5A advantageously ensures that signals 526 are within a bandwidth that can be handled by ADCs 518 .
- the arrangement of FIG. 5B sends signals 324 to ADCs 518 without first being low pass filtered. Accordingly, in this arrangement, it may be desireable for to ensure that signals 324 are first within a band that is narrower than the bandwidths of ADCs 518 .
- FIG. 6 provides an arrangement having extra filters. These extra filters may be used to ensure that the bandwidth of such signals are within the bandwidth of ADCs 518 .
- FIG. 6 shows a further arrangement of receivers according to embodiments of the present invention.
- This arrangement is similar to the arrangement of FIG. 5B .
- it includes low pass filters 602 a and 602 b .
- These filters receive downconverted signals 324 a and 324 b and produce filtered signals 620 a and 620 b .
- signals 620 a and 620 b are sent to switches 554 a and 554 b , respectively.
- a communications interface 660 (which includes filters 602 a and 602 b ) is used to provide this connectivity between receivers 300 and 502 ′.
- Interface 660 may be implemented through various analog or digital techniques (e.g., data bus, signal lines, electronic circuitry, and/or DSP programming).
- FIG. 7 shows yet a further arrangement of receivers according to embodiments of the present invention.
- This arrangement includes receiver 300 and a UWB receiver 502 ′′.
- receiver 502 ′′ is similar to receivers 502 and 502 ′.
- receiver 502 ′′ includes an RF segment 503 ′′ which includes a switch 702 .
- receiver 502 ′′ includes processing paths 512 a ′′ and 512 b ′′.
- FIG. 7 shows that RF segment 503 ′′ receives RF signal 322 from receiver 300 at switch 702 .
- Switch 702 also receives a filtered signal 522 from band pass filter 508 .
- Signal 322 is transferred between receivers 300 and 502 ′′ across a communications interface 760 , which may be implemented through barious techniques Interface 562 may be implemented through various analog or digital techniques (e.g., data bus, signal lines, and/or DSP programming).
- switch 702 determines which signal is sent to LNA 510 . For instance, in its first setting, switch 702 directs signal 522 to a corresponding LNA 510 . However, in its second setting, switch 702 directs signal 322 from receiver 300 to LNA 510 . As with switches 554 , switch 702 is controlled by routing signal 560 .
- FIGS. 5A, 5B , 6 , and 7 show that antenna 506 receives OFDM signal 520 and sends it to band pass filter 508 .
- band pass filter 502 generates filtered signal 522 .
- signal 522 is amplified by LNA 510 .
- LNA 510 In the arrqngement of FIG. 7 , signal 522 is amplified by LNA 510 when switch 702 is in a position allowing for demodulation. This amplification produces an amplified signal 523 .
- amplified signal 523 is sent to in-phase processing path 512 a and quadrature processing path 512 b .
- amplified signal 523 is sent to in-phase processing path 512 a ′ and quadrature processing path 512 b ′.
- amplified signal 523 is sent to in-phase processing path 512 a ′′ and quadrature processing path 512 b′′.
- amplified signal 523 is processed into digitally encoded downconverted signals 528 a and 528 b . These signals are sent to demodulation module 519 for demodulation.
- demodulation involves the calculation of a fast Fourier transform (FFT).
- FFTs are useful for determining the spectral content of a signal.
- FIGS. 5A, 5B , 6 , and 7 include a switching feature provided by switches 554 or switch 702 .
- This feature allows signals received from a first receiver (e.g., a WLAN or Bluetooth receiver) to obtain alternative processing by components in a second receiver (e.g., an MBOA OFDM receiver).
- This alternative processing may be used to determine the spectral characteristics of the signals received by the first receiver.
- this alternate processing may include a demodulation operation. More particularly, this alternative processing may include OFDM demodulation, which includes the computation of an FFT.
- demodulation by the first receiver and the alternative processing by the second receiver may be performed in parallel. However, in further embodiments, demodulation by the first receiver is bypassed when such alternate processing is performed.
- embodiments of the present invention employ receivers that are capable of demodulating OFDM signals. These receivers may also be used to determine the spectral characteristics of a signal received by a different receiver, such as a Bluetooth or WLAN receiver.
- OFDM signals include one or more symbols. Each OFDM symbol is created from unmodulated information by subjecting the information to an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT).
- IFFT inverse fast Fourier transform
- the unmodulated information may include payload data associated with applications and header information. Such header information may be associated with the physical layer, as well as other protocol layers (e.g., the MAC layer).
- the unmodulated information may include channel estimation sequences that will be used by receiving devices to determine channel properties associated with the communications link.
- OFDM symbols may be prepared for wireless transmission by upconverting them to a carrier frequency and amplifying them.
- a carrier frequency may be used to transmit OFDM symbols according to a frequency hopping scheme.
- the fast Fourier transform is a discrete Fourier transform algorithm in which the number of required computations is reduced to provide for efficient processing.
- Certain WLAN receivers e.g., IEEE 802.11g receivers
- these FFT capabilities are not desirable for measuring spectral characteristics in an available communications bandwidth. For example, due mainly to its low sampling rate, a typical WLAN receiver having such capabilities provides a 2.4 GHz FFT that can measure only a 22 MHz channel.
- UWB systems can offer wider channel measurement capabilities because of their very high sampling rate.
- an MBOA OFDM FFT provides a greater number of points.
- the ADCs of an MBOA OFDM receiver e.g., ADCs 518
- Such features allow for a greater frequency resolution to be obtained.
- receivers such as MBOA OFDM receivers, offer a wide enough frequency resolution so that an entire band for short range wireless systems (e.g., WLAN and Bluetooth networks) can be measured at once.
- interference detection module 209 identifies interference that is not acceptable.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an exemplary implementation of interference detection module 209 . This implementation includes a band energy estimator 802 and a bad channel list 804 . As described above, these components may be implemented in hardware, firmware, software, or any combination thereof.
- band energy estimator 802 receives measurement signal 234 .
- this signal conveys the spectral characteristics of a signal provided by a receiver of radio 204 .
- signal 234 includes the results of an FFT. As described above with reference to FIGS. 5A, 5B , and 6 , this FFT may be performed by an OFDM demodulator.
- band energy estimator 802 Upon receipt of signal 234 , band energy estimator 802 identifies interference in the communications band that can hinder communications for radio 204 . In embodiments, this band is wider than an individual channel employed by radio 204 . In fact, this band may wider than the available communications bandwidth of radio 204 . Accordingly, the present invention allows for interference of an available communications bandwidth to be identified at once.
- band energy estimator 802 may involve numerical analysis, such as summation and/or differential processing. Spectral energy that satisfies certain characteristics, such as minimum bandwidth and energy parameters, is identified as interference. Once such energy is identified, band energy estimator 802 maps this interference to channel identifiers employed by radio 204 . This mapping can be implemented with a lookup table stored, for example, in memory 262 . As shown in FIG. 8 , these channel identifiers are stored in a bad channel list 804 . Bad channel list 804 may be stored, for example, in memory 262 .
- band energy estimator 802 Based on the identification of interference, band energy estimator 802 generates interference indicator 236 , which is sent to radio 204 . As described above, indicator 236 identifies channel(s) that exhibit interference. Accordingly, in embodiments, indicator 236 communicates bad channel list 804 to radio 204 .
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a method according to an embodiment of the present invention. This method may be performed by the various implementations and arrangements described above. Moreover, this method may be performed by other implementations and arrangements.
- this method includes a step 902 .
- a first wireless signal is received at a first receiver.
- the first receiver may be within a first radio, such as radio 204 . Accordingly, this receiver may be implemented in the manner of receiver 300 .
- a spectral energy measurement of the first wireless signal is generated at a second receiver.
- the second receiver may be within a second radio, such as radio 206 . Accordingly, it may be implemented in the manner of receivers 502 and 502 ′.
- a step 906 follows step 904 .
- interference is detected in the first wireless signal based on the spectral energy measurement generated in step 904 .
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- The present invention relates to wireless communications. More particularly, the present invention relates to techniques for detecting interference.
- The Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) bands between 2400 MHz and 2483.5 MHz is utilized by nearly all Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) and Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN) systems. Currently, the most significant of these are Bluetooth networks and networks that operate according to the IEEE 802.11 standards (However, IEEE 802.11a operates in the 5 GHz ISM band).
- Bluetooth defines a short-range radio network, originally intended as a cable replacement. It can be used to create ad hoc networks of up to eight devices, where one device is referred to as a master device and the other devices are referred to as slave devices. The slave devices can communicate with the master device and with each other via the master device. Bluetooth devices are designed to find other Bluetooth devices within their communications range and to discover what services they offer. Bluetooth networks may utilize 79 channels, each having a 1 MHz bandwidth. To enhance robustness, Bluetooth networks perform frequency hopping among all or some of these 79 channels.
- WLANs are local area networks that employ high-frequency radio waves rather than wires to exchange information between devices. IEEE 802.11 refers to a family of WLAN standards developed by the IEEE. In general, WLANs in the IEEE 802.11 family provide for 1 or 2 Mbps transmission in the 2.4 GHz band (except IEEE 802.11a) using either frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) or direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) transmission techniques. Within the IEEE 802.11 family are the IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g standards.
- IEEE 802.11b (also referred to as 802.11 High Rate or Wi-Fi) is an extension to IEEE 802.11 and provides for data rates of up to 11 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band. This provides for wireless functionality that is comparable to Ethernet. IEEE 802.11b employs only DSSS transmission techniques. IEEE 802.11g provides for data rates of up to 54 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band. For transmitting data at rates above 20 Mbps (or when all devices are IEEE 802.11g capable), IEEE 802.11g employs Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) transmission techniques. However, for transmitting information at rates below 20 Mbps, IEEE 802.11g employs DSSS transmission techniques. The DSSS transmission techniques of IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g involve signals that are contained within a 22 MHz wide channel. These 22 MHz channels are within the ISM band.
- Increasingly, bands such as the ISM band are being consumed by various types of communications devices that utilize the same spectral portions. This is becoming a problem because the spectrum usage of WLAN and WPAN systems are regulated in only a very coarse manner. Therefore, transmissions from such communications devices may interfere with each other. In addition, interfering energy in the ISM bands may be caused by other sources. Examples of such sources include microwave ovens and harmonics of cellular telephony transmissions (e.g., GSM and IS-95 transmissions).
- In order for communications networks to operate efficiently, static interference should be detected so that occupied frequencies are avoided. With this increasing number of communications devices and interference sources, it is desirable for communications devices to somehow analyze channel parameters before communications are actually initiated. Such an analysis would indicate the presence of other devices and potential interference sources at certain frequencies. Once indicated, use of these frequencies could be avoided.
- In Bluetooth, various proposals exist which relate to adaptive frequency hopping in which the device first analyses the whole frequency band to detect “free” channels and adapts its frequency hopping scheme correspondingly. However, existing and proposed methods such as these are time consuming because a large number of measurements are required to locate bandwidths that exhibit interference.
- Moreover, the channel measuring capabilities of current WLAN and WPAN radios are limited because their channel measurements fail to cover the entire band at once. Hence, they are both power and time consuming. This drawback can be attributed in part to the sampling rates employed by the existing systems. These sampling rates are much lower than the total bandwidth in which the device can place a transmission (e.g., the entire ISM band).
- For example, Bluetooth employs a sampling rate of approximately 10 mega samples per second (Msps), which is a few times greater than its symbol rate. With this kind of sampling rate, it is not possible to measure at once the entire ISM band in which Bluetooth may operate. Instead, several measurements have to be made. Not only does this technique consume considerable time and power, this technique is also very unreliable because interference could disappear (or suddenly appear) while the Bluetooth device is measuring another part of the band.
- Products and devices having the capability to engage in ultra wideband (UWB) communication will exist in the near future. Such devices having both a UWB transceiver and other short-range transceiver (e.g., WLAN, WPAN, and/or Bluetooth) are referred to herein as multi-radio devices.
- In connection with the emergence of UWB communications, a high rate physical layer (PHY) standard is currently being selected for IEEE 802.15.3a. There are two PHY proposals remaining in the selection process. One of these candidates is based on a frequency hopping application of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM). The other candidate is based on M-ary Binary offset Keying. The OFDM proposal is called Multiband OFDM (MBO).
- Neither of these proposals has been able to reach the required percentage of votes for acceptance. Therefore, development of these proposals are occurring simultaneously. In order to develop the OFDM proposal so that it has a larger industrial support, a new alliance called MultiBand OFDM Alliance (MBOA) was formed in June 2003.
- The MBOA proposal utilizes OFDM modulation that is capable of handling communications and spectral energy measurements for channels having bandwidths (i.e., greater than 500 MHz) that are greater than many unlicensed frequency bands, such as the ISM band. These measurement capabilities arise from a high sampling rate and OFDM's utilization of fast Fourier transforms (FFTs).
- Thus, devices operating according to the MBOA proposal may use their base band to measure frequency bands (such as the ISM band) because they are much narrower than 500 MHz. Accordingly, techniques are needed to employ such capabilities for the detection of interference.
- The present invention provides a wireless communications device that includes a first receiver and a second receiver. The first receiver is configured to receive a first wireless signal (such as a Bluetooth or WLAN signal), while the second receiver is configured to receive a second wireless signal (such as a UWB signal). In addition, the second receiver is configured to determine spectral characteristics of the first wireless signal. Based on these determined spectral characteristics, an interference detection module may identify interference in the first wireless signal.
- In addition, the wireless communications device may include a controller that directs the second receiver to determine the spectral characteristics of the first wireless signal. For example, the controller may pass one or more baseband signals from the first receiver to the second receiver. These baseband signals are derived from the first wireless signal. Accordingly, they may include an in-phase (I) signal and a quadrature (Q) signal.
- The second receiver may include a fast Fourier transform (FFT) module. This FFT module may be configured to demodulate the second wireless signal as well as determine the spectral characteristics of the first wireless signal. Accordingly, the second wireless signal may be an OFDM modulated UWB signal.
- The present invention also provides a method. This method receives a first wireless signal at a first receiver; generates a spectral energy measurement of the first wireless signal at a second receiver; and based on the spectral energy measurement, detects interference in the first wireless signal.
- According to a further aspect of the present invention, a wireless communications device includes first and second receivers. These receivers to operate in collaboration for the detection of interference that may occur in a wireless communications bandwidth associated with the first receiver. The receivers maybe configured to receive various types of wireless signals. As an example, the first receiver may receive Bluetooth and/or WLAN signals, while the second receiver may receive UWB (e.g., OFDM) signals.
- Further, the second receiver may generate a spectral energy measurement of a signal received from the first receiver. This measurement may be sent to an interference detection module that, based on the spectral energy measurement, detects the presence of any interference in a wireless signal received by the first receiver. Also, the spectral identification module may provide an indication of any identified interference to a radio associated with the first receiver.
- The device may also include a controller that initiates such interference detection. Also, the second receiver may include one or more switches that are set by the controller. Each of these switches has a first setting for accepting a signal for demodulation, and a second setting for accepting a signal from the first receiver for interference detection.
- The present invention advantageously provides for an entire available communications bandwidth to be checked for interference at once. Further features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description, claims, and accompanying drawings.
- In the drawings, like reference numbers generally indicate identical, functionally similar, and/or structurally similar elements. The drawing in which an element first appears is indicated by the leftmost digit(s) in the reference number. The present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
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FIG. 1 is a diagram of an exemplary operational environment; -
FIG. 2A is a diagram of an exemplary architecture for a wireless communications device; -
FIG. 2B is a diagram of an exemplary device implementation; -
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an exemplary receiver implementation; -
FIG. 4 a graph showing exemplary spectral characteristics; -
FIGS. 5A and 5B are block diagrams of exemplary receiver arrangements according to embodiments of the present invention; -
FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a further exemplary receiver arrangement according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 7 is a block diagram of yet a further exemplary receiver arrangement according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 8 is a diagram of an exemplary interference detection module implementation; and -
FIG. 9 is a flowchart of an operational sequence. - I. Operational Environment
- Before describing the invention in detail, it is helpful to first describe an environment in which the present invention may be employed. Accordingly,
FIG. 1 is a diagram of an exemplary operational environment according to one embodiment of the present invention. In this environment, short-range wireless communications devices operate in the presence of multiple interfering signals. - In particular,
FIG. 1 shows a plurality of wireless communications devices (WCD) 102 a-d participating in a short-rangewireless communications network 104. Short-range network 104 may be, for example, a Bluetooth network, an IEEE 802.11b/g network, or an IEEE 802.15.3a network. - Accordingly, devices 102 may generate transmissions within one or more portions of the RF spectrum, such as the ISM band. These transmissions may include Bluetooth signals, IEEE 802.11 signals, and IEEE 802.15.3a signals. As described above, IEEE 802.15.3a signals may include OFDM modulated UWB signals. The portion(s) of the RF spectrum available to short-
range network 104 are referred to herein as the available communications bandwidth. - In the environment of
FIG. 1 , devices external to network 104 may also emit signals in the available communications bandwidth of short-range network 104. These devices may be non-communications related devices. For instance,FIG. 1 shows amicrowave oven 110 generatingemissions 120 that are within the available communications bandwidth of short-range network 104. - In addition to non-communications related devices, devices associated with other communications systems may emit signals within the available communications bandwidth of short-
range network 104. Examples of such devices include cellular base stations and phones. For instance,FIG. 1 shows a GSMcellular base station 106 emittingharmonics 122 as well as an IS-95 cellular base station 108 emittingharmonics 124. - Moreover transmissions from other short-range networks, such as neighboring short-
range network 112, may be within the available communications bandwidth of short-range network 104. As shown inFIG. 1 , neighboring short-range network 112 includesWCDs signals network 104, neighboring short-range network 112 may be, for example, a Bluetooth network, an IEEE 802.11b/g network, or an IEEE 802.15.3a network. - These transmissions may interfere with transmissions in short-
range network 104. Accordingly, devices and neighboring networks, such as the ones ofFIG. 1 are referred to herein as interference sources. - Interference sources may be static or dynamic. Static interference is more regular than dynamic interference. Accordingly, static interference is easier to detect. Bluetooth interference is fairly unpredictable, because it hops randomly over the ISM band. However, interference from IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g networks are more predictable (and thus more static) because transmissions from these networks include direct-sequence spread spectrum signals or OFDM signals that are contained within a channel that is approximately 22 MHz wide. Interference from microwave ovens is also fairly static because of their fairly constant spectral content.
- The present invention provides improved techniques for identifying interference sources. Once identified, one or more devices in a wireless network, such as short-
range wireless network 104, may transmit signals in a manner that avoids interference from these identified sources. - II. Wireless Communications Device
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FIG. 2A is a diagram showing a wireless communications device architecture according to aspects of the present invention. This architecture includes ahost 202, a short-range wireless radio 204 (e.g., a Bluetooth and/or WLAN radio), aUWB radio 206, acontroller 208, and aninterference detection module 209.Radios - As shown in
FIG. 2A , host 202 is coupled toradios Host 202 is responsible for functions involving user applications and higher protocol layers, whileradios radio 204 is responsible for short-range communications (such as WLAN and/or Bluetooth communications) with other devices, andUWB radio 206 is responsible for higher data rate UWB specific communications with other devices. -
Radio 204 includes aninterface 210, acommunications module 212, atransceiver 214, and anantenna 216.Communications module 212 performs functions related to link set-up, security and control. These functions may involve discovering corresponding remote devices and communicating with them according to a protocol, such as the Bluetooth link manager protocol (LMP). LMP defines a set of messages, which are also referred to as protocol data units (PDUs). -
Communications module 212 exchanges information withhost 202 acrossinterface 210. This information may include commands received fromhost 202, and information transmitted bycommunications module 212 to host 202. In embodiments of the present invention,interface 210 defines a set of messages, which provide for this exchange of information. - In addition,
communications module 212 operates as an intermediary betweenhost 202 andtransceiver 214. Accordingly,module 212 performs baseband processing for transmissions (e.g., Bluetooth and/or WLAN transmissions), such as error correction encoding and decoding. In addition,communications module 212 exchanges data with corresponding entities at remote devices according to physical layer protocols. Examples of such physical layer protocols include retransmission protocols such as the automatic repeat request (ARQ) protocol. -
FIG. 2A shows thattransceiver 214 is coupled to anantenna 216.Transceiver 214 includes electronics that allow (in conjunction with antenna 216) the device ofFIG. 2A to exchange wireless signals (e.g., Bluetooth and/or WLAN signals) with remote devices. Such electronics include modulators, demodulators, amplifiers, and filters. - When the device of
FIG. 2A engages in UWB communications, it employs the services ofUWB radio 206. As shown inFIG. 2A ,UWB radio 206 includes aninterface 220, aUWB module 222, aUWB transceiver 224, and anantenna 226. -
UWB module 222 provides for the exchange of information across UWB links according to one or more protocol layers. For example,UWB module 222 may provide session management functionality to manage various UWB sessions. In addition,UWB module 222 may perform baseband processing, such as error correction encoding and decoding. In addition,UWB module 222 may perform various link level protocols with remote devices according to various physical layer protocols. Examples of physical layer protocols include retransmission protocols such as the automatic repeat request (ARQ) protocol. -
UWB module 222 exchanges information withhost 202 acrossinterface 220. This information may include commands received fromhost 202, and information transmitted bymodule 222 to host 202. In embodiments,interface 220 defines a set of messages, which provide for this exchange of information. In addition,UWB module 222 exchanges information withUWB transceiver 224 for communication across a wireless UWB link. - As shown in
FIG. 2A ,UWB transceiver 224 is coupled toantenna 226.UWB transceiver 224 includes electronics that (in conjunction with antenna 226) allow the device ofFIG. 2A to exchange wireless UWB signals with devices, such asremote device 104. For the transmission of UWB signals, such electronics may include modulation components and/or a pulse generator for certain types of impulse UWB transmissions. For the reception of UWB signals, such electronics may include demodulation components, timing circuitry, and filters. - As described above, the device of
FIG. 2A includes multiple radios. This feature may advantageously be used to detect interference. In embodiments, operations related to the detection of interference are distributed between the multiple radios, such asradios controller 208 andinterference detection module 209 may also perform operations related to the detection of interference. - Controller initiate interference detection by
radios controller 208 directsUWB transceiver 224 ofradio 206 to measure energy in asignal 230, which is generated bytransceiver 214.Signal 230 is based on awireless signal 250 that is received byradio 204.Controller 208 may directUWB transceiver 224 in various ways. For example,FIG. 2A showscontroller 208 sending ameasurement command 232 toUWB transceiver 224 ofradio 206. - Upon receipt of
command 232,transceiver 224 measures the spectral characteristics of signal 230 (i.e., generates a spectral energy measurement). These characteristics are substantially similar to (or indicative of) the spectral characteristics ofsignal 250. These spectral characteristics are conveyed in ameasurement signal 234, which is sent tointerference detection module 209. Based onmeasurement signal 234,interference detection module 209 may detect the presence of interference inwireless signal 250. - Based on such detection,
interference detection module 209 may send aninterference indicator 236 tocommunications module 212 ofradio 204.Indicator 236 identifies channel(s) which exhibit interference. Upon receipt ofindicator 236,module 212 may coordinate wireless communications so thatradio 204 avoids the use of such channels. - The architecture of
FIG. 2A may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. One such implementation is shown inFIG. 2B . This implementation includes aprocessor 260, amemory 262, and auser interface 264. In addition, the implementation ofFIG. 2B includestransceiver 214,antenna 216,UWB transceiver 224, andantenna 226.Transceivers FIG. 2A . - As shown in
FIG. 2B ,processor 260 is coupled totransceivers Processor 260 controls device operation.Processor 260 may be implemented with one or more microprocessors that are each capable of executing software instructions stored inmemory 262. -
Memory 262 includes random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), and/or flash memory, and stores information in the form of data and software components (also referred to herein as modules). These software components include instructions that can be executed byprocessor 260. Various types of software components may be stored inmemory 262. For instance,memory 262 may store software components that control the operations oftransceivers memory 262 may store software components that provide for the functionality ofhost 202,controller 208,interference detection module 209,interfaces communications module 212, andUWB module 222. - In addition,
memory 262 may store software components that control the exchange of information throughuser interface 264. As shown inFIG. 2B ,user interface 264 is also coupled toprocessor 260.User interface 264 facilitates the device's interaction with a user.FIG. 2B shows thatuser interface 264 includes auser input portion 266 and auser output portion 268.User input portion 266 may include one or more devices that allow a user to input information. Examples of such devices include keypads, touch screens, and microphones.User output portion 268 allows a user to receive information from the wireless communications device. Thus,user output portion 268 may include various devices, such as a display, and one or more audio speakers. Exemplary displays include liquid crystal displays (LCDs), and video displays. - The elements shown in
FIG. 2B may be coupled according to various techniques. One such technique involvescoupling transceivers processor 260,memory 262, anduser interface 264 through one or more bus interfaces. In addition, each of these components is coupled to a power source, such as a rechargeable and/or removable battery pack (not shown). - III. Exemplary Receiver
- As described above, the device architecture of
FIG. 2A includes multiple radios, each having a transceiver. In embodiments, each of these transceivers has a distinct receiver. Accordingly,FIG. 3 is a block diagram of anexemplary receiver 300. This receiver may be used bytransceiver 214 to receive, for example, IEEE 802.11 (i.e., WLAN) and/or Bluetooth signals. -
Receiver 300 includes anRF segment 302 and abaseband segment 304.RF segment 302 includes anantenna 306, aband pass filter 308, and a low noise amplifier (LNA) 310. In addition,RF segment 302 includes an in-phase (I) processingpath 312 a and a quadrature (Q)processing path 312 b. - As shown in
FIG. 3 ,antenna 306 receives awireless transmission 320 and passes it to bandpass filter 308. In turn,band pass filter 308 produces from this transmission a filteredRF signal 322.Signal 322 is sent toLNA 310, which produces from it an amplifiedRF signal 323. - Amplified
RF signal 323 is sent to processing paths 312 for downconversion. As shown inFIG. 3 , each of processing paths 312 includes a mixer 314, a low pass filter 316, and an analog to digital converter (ADC) 318. Mixers 314 receive RF signal 323 fromLNA 310. - Mixers 314 are each driven by a corresponding oscillator signal (not shown). These oscillator signals may be substantially sinusoidal and tuned to a frequency channel or band in which the reception of signals is desired. The oscillator
signal driving mixer 314 a and the oscillatorsignal driving mixer 314 b are ninety degrees (90°) out of phase with each other. - As a result of such tuning, mixers 314 produce downconverted
signals FIG. 3 shows that signals 324 a and 324 b are sent to low pass filters 316 a and 316 b, respectively. Low pass filters 316 (also referred to herein as channel filters) have a bandwidth, which corresponds to the tuned channel's frequency range. Accordingly, filters 316 remove from signals 324 energy that is outside of the tuned frequency channel. For Bluetooth implementations, an exemplary bandwidth is 1 MHz. For WLAN implementations, an exemplary bandwidth is 22 MHz. However, other bandwidths may be employed. - Filters 316 generate filtered signals 326, which are sent to ADCs 318. ADCs 318 convert filtered signals 326 (which are analog) into a digitally encoded representation. These representations are shown in
FIG. 3 as an in-phasedigital signal 328 a and a quadraturedigital signal 328 b. -
Baseband segment 304 includes ademodulation module 319.FIG. 3 shows thatdemodulation module 319 receivesdigital signals demodulation module 319 produces adata stream 330, which may be sent to higher layer entities (not shown). Examples of higher layer entities include media access controllers (MACs) and user applications. - IV. Interference
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FIG. 4 is a graph providing an illustrative example of spectral characteristics that may exist in downconverted signals, such assignals FIG. 4 , signal energy is plotted along anaxis 402, while frequency is plotted in units of megahertz (MHz) along anaxis 404. - The plotted signal energy is shown by a
spectral envelope 406, which is a frequency level illustration of a downconverted signal when the corresponding mixer(s) are tuned to the middle of a particular band.Envelope 406 includes an example of narrow band interference, which occurs in aregion 408. In addition,envelope 406 includes an example of wide band interference, which occurs in aregion 410. - Certain forms of interference are tolerable, while others hinder communications. For example, the narrowband interference of
FIG. 4 may be acceptable for short-range (e.g., Bluetooth and/or WLAN) communications, while the wideband interference ofFIG. 4 may not be acceptable. - V. Receiver Arrangements
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FIG. 5A is a diagram showing an exemplary arrangement of receivers according to embodiments of the present invention. This arrangement includesreceiver 300, a UWB receiver 502 (which may be employed in UWB transceiver 224), andcontroller 208. -
UWB receiver 502 is similar in implementation toreceiver 300. For instance,receiver 502 includes anRF segment 503 and abaseband segment 504.FIG. 5A shows thatRF segment 503 includes anantenna 506, aband pass filter 508, anLNA 510, an in-phase (I) processingpath 512 a and a quadrature (Q)processing path 512 b. Each of processing paths 512 includes a mixer 514, a low pass filter 516, and an ADC 518.Baseband segment 504 includes ademodulation module 519. - However, unlike
receiver 300, the components ofUWB receiver 502 are configured to receive UWB signals. For instance,demodulation module 519 is adapted to demodulate UVB (e.g., MBOA OFDM) signals. In addition, filters 508 and 516 have pass bands configured for the reception of UWB signals. Also, mixers 514 are capable of being tuned to frequencies that provide for the downconversion of UWB signals. - Moreover,
receiver 502 includesswitches FIG. 5A , these switches are controlled by arouting signal 560 that is generated bycontroller 208. The settings ofswitches receiver 300 to a corresponding low pass filter 516. As shown inFIG. 5A , signals 324 are sent fromreceiver 300 toreceiver 502 across acommunications interface 562.Interface 562 may be implemented through various analog or digital techniques (e.g., data bus, signal lines, and/or DSP programming). -
FIG. 5B is a diagram showing a further exemplary arrangement of receivers according to embodiments of the present invention. This arrangement is similar to the arrangement ofFIG. 5A . However, the arrangement ofFIG. 5B includes aUWB receiver 502′.UWB receiver 502′ includes anRF segment 503′ havingprocessing portions 512 a′ and 512 b′. In these processing portions, switches 554 have a different placement. In particular, each of switches 554 is placed between a corresponding low pass filter 516 and a corresponding ADC 518. - The settings of
switches ADCs receiver 300 to a corresponding ADC 518. As in the arrangement ofFIG. 5A , these switches inFIG. 5B are controlled by arouting signal 560 that is generated bycontroller 208.FIG. 5B shows that signals 324 are sent fromreceiver 300 toreceiver 502′ across acommunications interface 562′. Interface 562′ may be implemented according to techniques described above with reference tocommunications interface 562. - By placing switches 554 before low-pass filters 516, the arrangement of
FIG. 5A advantageously ensures that signals 526 are within a bandwidth that can be handled by ADCs 518. In contrast, the arrangement ofFIG. 5B sends signals 324 to ADCs 518 without first being low pass filtered. Accordingly, in this arrangement, it may be desireable for to ensure that signals 324 are first within a band that is narrower than the bandwidths of ADCs 518. Accordingly,FIG. 6 provides an arrangement having extra filters. These extra filters may be used to ensure that the bandwidth of such signals are within the bandwidth of ADCs 518. - In particular,
FIG. 6 shows a further arrangement of receivers according to embodiments of the present invention. This arrangement is similar to the arrangement ofFIG. 5B . However, it includes low pass filters 602 a and 602 b. These filters receivedownconverted signals signals 620 a and 620 b. In turn, signals 620 a and 620 b are sent toswitches FIG. 6 , a communications interface 660 (which includesfilters receivers Interface 660 may be implemented through various analog or digital techniques (e.g., data bus, signal lines, electronic circuitry, and/or DSP programming). -
FIG. 7 shows yet a further arrangement of receivers according to embodiments of the present invention. This arrangement includesreceiver 300 and aUWB receiver 502″. As shown inFIG. 7 ,receiver 502″ is similar toreceivers receiver 502″ includes anRF segment 503″ which includes aswitch 702. In addition,receiver 502″ includesprocessing paths 512 a″ and 512 b″.FIG. 7 shows thatRF segment 503″ receives RF signal 322 fromreceiver 300 atswitch 702. Switch 702 also receives a filteredsignal 522 fromband pass filter 508.Signal 322 is transferred betweenreceivers communications interface 760, which may be implemented through barious techniques Interface 562 may be implemented through various analog or digital techniques (e.g., data bus, signal lines, and/or DSP programming). - The setting of
switch 702 determines which signal is sent toLNA 510. For instance, in its first setting,switch 702 directs signal 522 to acorresponding LNA 510. However, in its second setting,switch 702 directs signal 322 fromreceiver 300 toLNA 510. As with switches 554,switch 702 is controlled by routingsignal 560. - Referring to
FIGS. 5A, 5B , 6, and 7, the reception of awireless OFDM signal 520 byreceivers antenna 506 receivesOFDM signal 520 and sends it to bandpass filter 508. In turn,band pass filter 502 generates filteredsignal 522. In the arrangements ofFIGS. 5A, 5B , and 6, signal 522 is amplified byLNA 510. In the arrqngement ofFIG. 7 , signal 522 is amplified byLNA 510 whenswitch 702 is in a position allowing for demodulation. This amplification produces an amplifiedsignal 523. - In the arrangement of
FIG. 5A , amplifiedsignal 523 is sent to in-phase processing path 512 a andquadrature processing path 512 b. Similarly, in the arrangement ofFIGS. 5B and 6 , amplifiedsignal 523 is sent to in-phase processing path 512 a′ andquadrature processing path 512 b′. In the arrangement ofFIG. 7 , amplifiedsignal 523 is sent to in-phase processing path 512 a″ andquadrature processing path 512 b″. - When switches 554 a and 554 b are each in a position allowing for demodulation (in the arrangements of
FIGS. 5A, 5B , and 6), amplifiedsignal 523 is processed into digitally encoded downconverted signals 528 a and 528 b. These signals are sent todemodulation module 519 for demodulation. In OFDM implementations, demodulation involves the calculation of a fast Fourier transform (FFT). In addition to demodulating OFDM signals, FFTs are useful for determining the spectral content of a signal. - As described above, the arrangements of
FIGS. 5A, 5B , 6, and 7 include a switching feature provided by switches 554 orswitch 702. This feature allows signals received from a first receiver (e.g., a WLAN or Bluetooth receiver) to obtain alternative processing by components in a second receiver (e.g., an MBOA OFDM receiver). This alternative processing may be used to determine the spectral characteristics of the signals received by the first receiver. For instance, this alternate processing may include a demodulation operation. More particularly, this alternative processing may include OFDM demodulation, which includes the computation of an FFT. - In embodiments of the present invention, demodulation by the first receiver and the alternative processing by the second receiver may be performed in parallel. However, in further embodiments, demodulation by the first receiver is bypassed when such alternate processing is performed.
- VI. Interference Detection
- As described above, embodiments of the present invention employ receivers that are capable of demodulating OFDM signals. These receivers may also be used to determine the spectral characteristics of a signal received by a different receiver, such as a Bluetooth or WLAN receiver.
- OFDM signals include one or more symbols. Each OFDM symbol is created from unmodulated information by subjecting the information to an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT). The unmodulated information may include payload data associated with applications and header information. Such header information may be associated with the physical layer, as well as other protocol layers (e.g., the MAC layer). In addition, the unmodulated information may include channel estimation sequences that will be used by receiving devices to determine channel properties associated with the communications link.
- After the IFFT is computed, additional processing may be performed to create an OFDM signal. For instance, the result of the IFFT may be appended with one or more values (e.g., zero padding). These OFDM symbols may be prepared for wireless transmission by upconverting them to a carrier frequency and amplifying them. However, other techniques may be employed. For instance, more than one carrier frequency may be used to transmit OFDM symbols according to a frequency hopping scheme.
- VII. Fast Fourier Transform
- The fast Fourier transform (FFT) is a discrete Fourier transform algorithm in which the number of required computations is reduced to provide for efficient processing. Certain WLAN receivers (e.g., IEEE 802.11g receivers) offer FFT capabilities. However, these FFT capabilities are not desirable for measuring spectral characteristics in an available communications bandwidth. For example, due mainly to its low sampling rate, a typical WLAN receiver having such capabilities provides a 2.4 GHz FFT that can measure only a 22 MHz channel.
- In contrast, UWB systems can offer wider channel measurement capabilities because of their very high sampling rate. For instance, an MBOA OFDM FFT provides a greater number of points. Also, the ADCs of an MBOA OFDM receiver (e.g., ADCs 518) operate at a higher sampling rate. Such features allow for a greater frequency resolution to be obtained. Accordingly, receivers, such as MBOA OFDM receivers, offer a wide enough frequency resolution so that an entire band for short range wireless systems (e.g., WLAN and Bluetooth networks) can be measured at once.
- VIII. Interference Detection Module
- As described above with reference to
FIG. 4 , some forms of interference are acceptable, while others are not. In embodiments,interference detection module 209 identifies interference that is not acceptable.FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an exemplary implementation ofinterference detection module 209. This implementation includes aband energy estimator 802 and abad channel list 804. As described above, these components may be implemented in hardware, firmware, software, or any combination thereof. - As shown in
FIG. 8 ,band energy estimator 802 receivesmeasurement signal 234. As described above with reference toFIG. 2 , this signal conveys the spectral characteristics of a signal provided by a receiver ofradio 204. In embodiments, signal 234 includes the results of an FFT. As described above with reference toFIGS. 5A, 5B , and 6, this FFT may be performed by an OFDM demodulator. - Upon receipt of
signal 234,band energy estimator 802 identifies interference in the communications band that can hinder communications forradio 204. In embodiments, this band is wider than an individual channel employed byradio 204. In fact, this band may wider than the available communications bandwidth ofradio 204. Accordingly, the present invention allows for interference of an available communications bandwidth to be identified at once. - The identification of interference by
band energy estimator 802 may involve numerical analysis, such as summation and/or differential processing. Spectral energy that satisfies certain characteristics, such as minimum bandwidth and energy parameters, is identified as interference. Once such energy is identified,band energy estimator 802 maps this interference to channel identifiers employed byradio 204. This mapping can be implemented with a lookup table stored, for example, inmemory 262. As shown inFIG. 8 , these channel identifiers are stored in abad channel list 804.Bad channel list 804 may be stored, for example, inmemory 262. - Based on the identification of interference,
band energy estimator 802 generatesinterference indicator 236, which is sent toradio 204. As described above,indicator 236 identifies channel(s) that exhibit interference. Accordingly, in embodiments,indicator 236 communicatesbad channel list 804 toradio 204. -
FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a method according to an embodiment of the present invention. This method may be performed by the various implementations and arrangements described above. Moreover, this method may be performed by other implementations and arrangements. - As shown in
FIG. 9 , this method includes astep 902. In this step, a first wireless signal is received at a first receiver. The first receiver may be within a first radio, such asradio 204. Accordingly, this receiver may be implemented in the manner ofreceiver 300. - In a
step 904, a spectral energy measurement of the first wireless signal is generated at a second receiver. The second receiver may be within a second radio, such asradio 206. Accordingly, it may be implemented in the manner ofreceivers - A
step 906 followsstep 904. In this step, interference is detected in the first wireless signal based on the spectral energy measurement generated instep 904. - While various embodiments of the present invention have been described above, it should be understood that they have been presented by way of example only, and not in limitation. For instance, although examples have been described involving Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11, and IEEE 802.15.3a technologies, other short-range and longer range communications technologies are within the scope of the present invention.
- Accordingly, it will be apparent to persons skilled in the relevant art that various changes in form and detail can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Thus, the breadth and scope of the present invention should not be limited by any of the above-described exemplary embodiments, but should be defined only in accordance with the following claims and their equivalents.
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